Gospel Reading Luke 3.15–17, 21, 22 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize…
Gospel Reading Matthew 2.1–12 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew Glory to you, O Lord. In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For…
Gospel Reading Luke 2.41–52 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. When the festival was ended and…
Gospel Reading John 1.1–14 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without…
Gospel Reading Luke 1.39 – 55 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard…
Gospel Reading Luke 3. 7–18 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not…
Gospel Reading Luke 3.1–6 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis,…
“This sermon forms part of the series Exploring Faith through the Christian Year – follow this link for more information and to read the sermon in full” Gospel Reading Luke 21.25–36 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. ‘There will be signs in the sun, the…
First Reading Daniel 7.9–10, 13, 14 As I watched, thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and flowed out from his…
Bishop Steven addressed Diocesan Synod via Zoom on Saturday 16 November. Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of heaven has come near; repent and believe in the good news’. According to Mark, these are the very first words of Jesus our Lord…